Flatiron Building | 707 Georgia Ave., Suite 300 | Chattanooga, TN 37402
Mary C. DeCamp
Practice areas
While Ms. DeCamp engages in various types of civil litigation, her practice focuses chiefly in the expansive areas of education law, special education law, and employment law. Ms. DeCamp also represents other governmental entities, corporations, small businesses, and individuals in a variety of litigated matters.
Though much of Ms. DeCamp’s practice involves civil litigation, she also devotes a notable amount of her practice to counseling and advising clients on best practices and legal issues arising out of many areas of the law, including Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and various other federal, state, and local laws and regulations pertaining to employment law, education law, and other facets of her legal practice.
Prior to establishing Bennett & DeCamp, PLLC in 2018, Ms. DeCamp practiced law for over nine years at a prominent civil defense law firm in Chattanooga.
Publications and lectures
Ms. DeCamp regularly gives presentations to organizations and individuals on issues, best practices, and current events impacting employers, school boards, and/or school systems.
Recent Presentations:
Electronic Records, Privacy, and Data Security
National Business Institute, Online Legal Research, Google Scholar, MS Office and Other Technological Skills in Legal Practice,
Knoxville, TN, December 18, 2019
Legal Ethics: Technology Competence, Email, and More
National Business Institute, Online Legal Research, Google Scholar, MS Office and Other Technological Skills in Legal Practice,
Knoxville, TN, December 18, 2019
Failure to Work with Parents Properly
National Business Institute
Top Special Education Legal Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them),
Knoxville, TN, December 5, 2019
Prior Written Notice (PWN) Oversights
National Business Institute
Top Special Education Legal Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them),
Knoxville, TN, December 5, 2019
IEPs, LREs, and the Sixth Circuit
TAASE Legal Conference,
Pigeon Forge, TN, December 3-4, 2018
Open Meetings Laws
National Business Institute
Local Government Law: What Attorneys Need to Know,
Chattanooga, TN, May 31, 2018
Human Resources Issues
National Business Institute
Local Government Law: What Attorneys Need to Know,
Chattanooga, TN, May 31, 2018
IDEA or Section 504? Determining Eligibility Under Both Laws
National Business Institute
IEP and 504 Plan Legal Workshop,
Knoxville, TN, December 19, 2017
Developing and Implementing 504 Plans: Ensuring a Level Playing Field
National Business Institute
IEP and 504 Plan Legal Workshop,
Knoxville, TN, December 19, 2017
Professional credentials
- Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S., 2003
- University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 2008
Licensed in Tennessee and Georgia
Email: mcd@bennettdecamp.com
Direct dial: 423.498.3792